Will any of these tools be useful for you? Do you think they'll help get more new developers involved in .NET technologies instead of the usual PHP, Ruby, and Python a lot of new developers are trying first?

Replies To: Microsoft Announces Tools To Simplify ASP.NET Development

Re: Microsoft Announces Tools To Simplify ASP.NET Development

Posted 17 January 2011 - 12:20 PM

I think adding open source support is definitely a step in the right direction for getting developer's more involved. Of course one reason php is popular for people new to development is that it's not that hard to find a web host that provides free hosting, the same can't be said for asp.net development. For someone who's wanting to learn, but not wanting to spend money to do it, that will make a big difference on which technology they may choose to go with.

Re: Microsoft Announces Tools To Simplify ASP.NET Development

Posted 18 January 2011 - 11:55 AM

Oh definitely but their own development efforts don't seem to go open source often. At least from what I can recall. Having a place for open source developers sponsored by Microsoft helps Microsoft grow, not quite the same as saying "Here is something we have been working on for a long time, here is the source, lets make it better."